Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation: Current Technique

January 2010 in “ Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas ”

F. Jiménez-Acosta, I. Ponce

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Studysummary This review covers the current procedure for follicular unit hair transplantation, noting that recent advancements have made the results natural and undetectable, but it presents no new experimental findings.

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